diff --git a/src/flag.rs b/src/flag.rs
index 3411048562..dff3aa9eee 100644
--- a/src/flag.rs
+++ b/src/flag.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ pub const FUTEX_WAKE: usize = 1;
 pub const FUTEX_REQUEUE: usize = 2;
 pub const FUTEX_WAIT64: usize = 3;
 
+pub const SKMSG_FRETURNFD: usize = 0;
+
 bitflags! {
     pub struct MapFlags: usize {
         const PROT_NONE = 0x0000_0000;
diff --git a/src/scheme/mod.rs b/src/scheme/mod.rs
index 054817a463..61655dabf3 100644
--- a/src/scheme/mod.rs
+++ b/src/scheme/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use core::{slice, str};
 
-use crate::{Error, Result, EOPNOTSUPP, ESKMSG, Packet};
+use crate::{Error, Result, EOPNOTSUPP, ESKMSG, Packet, SKMSG_FRETURNFD};
 
 pub use self::scheme::Scheme;
 pub use self::scheme_mut::SchemeMut;
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ pub(crate) fn convert_in_scheme_handle(packet: &mut Packet, result: Result<OpenR
     match result {
         Ok(OpenResult::ThisScheme { number }) => Ok(number),
         Ok(OpenResult::OtherScheme { fd }) => {
-            packet.b = fd;
+            packet.b = SKMSG_FRETURNFD;
+            packet.c = fd;
             Err(Error::new(ESKMSG))
         }
         Err(err) => Err(err),